Roger Jendly

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Roger Jendly (born March 8, 1938 in Friborg , Switzerland ) is a Swiss theater and film actor .

Live and act

Roger Jendly was born in 1938 in the bilingual Freiburg im Üechtland. After graduating from the local grammar school and training at Cours Simon , René Simon's private drama school in Paris, from 1959 to 1961, Jendly was a member of the touring troupe of the Théâtre Populaire Romand (1962–1971) who lived in a farm commune for a decade , where he appeared under the direction of Charles Joris in Chekhov's Three Sisters (1965) and in Molières Don Juan (1965). He also embodied “Galy Gay” in the comedy Mann ist Mann by Bertolt Brecht (1968) and later at the Théâtre de Carouge in Geneva the eponymous protagonist “Baal” in Brecht's drama (1972). In an interview in 2006, Jendly said about this early period: “At that time there weren't many professional theaters outside the big cities, in French-speaking Switzerland only in Geneva and Lausanne. We wanted to decentralize professional theater , so we went to the villages and small towns. That was also a political commitment. It was felt that the theater was not just entertainment, it should make people think in order to make change. We didn't change the world, but we were 20 years old and we did a great job, we went up to the audience. And we didn't forget the children, we also did a lot for them. " French theaters were already inquiring long before 1988, but it was not until that year that it was primarily the austerity obligation to which Swiss theaters were subject that made the decision to move to the neighboring country.

Since 1972 Jendly has also appeared in films for cinema and television. There are around 60 productions. He also took on German-language roles, including that of the attempted Hitler assassin Maurice Bavaud in the re-enactment of the documentary Es ist Kalt in Brandenburg (Killing Hitler) from 1980. Here, Jendly does not act as the personification of the person portrayed, but as a tracker and station follower , «Thoughtful as Achternbusch ».

In 2006, Roger Jendly was honored with the Hans-Reinhart-Ring , the highest award in the Swiss theater profession, for his “outstanding services to theater in Switzerland” . Contrary to similar prizes, the ring is not a signature that can be passed on from laureate to laureate, but is instead made anew each time and remains with the recipient. In the eulogy stated that the interpretation of many roles on French Swiss and French platforms Jendly have also set standards as with his work for TV and movies. He has worked in the theater with directors André Steiger, Benno Besson and Luc Bondy , among others, and in front of the camera with Alain Tanner , Michel Piccoli , Michel Soutter and Jean-Luc Godard .

Despite his many engagements in other European countries, he always remained connected to his homeland and regularly participates in Freiburg theater projects.

Quote

“[W] hen you tell me: 'Ah, it was you in this role, I did not recognize you!' Then that is the greatest compliment you can give me. This means that we are not in the foreground, but the role, we are at the service of the role. It would be wonderful if you could completely disappear behind the role, especially for me, because I'm pretty shy! "

- Roger Jendly : Interview, 2006

Awards

  • 1980 (?): Actor Award at the International Film Festival in Nyon
  • 2004: Prix de la Fête du Comédien des Théâtre du Grütli, Geneva
  • 2005: Prix du comédien des Théâtre du Grütli, Geneva
  • 2006: Hans-Reinhart-Ring of the Swiss Society for Theater Culture
  • 2006: Culture Prize of the State of Friborg on behalf of the State Council of the Canton of Friborg

Filmography

  • 1973: The Invitation (L'invitation)
  • 1974: The extradition (L'extradition)
  • 1974: Erica Minor
  • 1974: The Middle of the World (Le milieu du monde)
  • 1974: Risk of escape
  • 1976: As hard as diamond (Le cimetiere des durs)
  • 1976: Jonas, who will be 25 years old in 2000 (Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000)
  • 1977: Alzire or The New Continent
  • 1977: thaw
  • 1977: role-playing games (Repérages)
  • 1977: San Gottardo
  • 1980: Max Frisch, Journal I-III
  • 1980: It's cold in Brandenburg (Killing Hitler) also directing
  • 1980: Save yourself who can (life) (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
  • 1980: Un homme en fuite
  • 1981: Greed or Hamburg-Madrid (7th mortal sin)
  • 1981: Matlosa
  • 1981: The Mole (Espion, lève-toi)
  • 1983: La Passion d'Adolf Wölfli
  • 1983: Adam et Eve
  • 1983: Trans-Atlantique
  • 1984: Acropolis Now
  • 1988: Courir les Rues
  • 1989: The Woman from Rose Hill (La femme de Rose Hill)
  • 1989: Pestalozzis Berg
  • 1990: crooks against crooks (Ripoux contre ripoux)
  • 1991: La Demoiselle sauvage
  • 1991: Anna Göldin - Last Witch
  • 1994: Tatort - men's boxer
  • 1997: Alors voilà
  • 1999: Beauty on Earth (La beauté sur la terre)
  • 2001: Reporter in Crisis (Newsman)
  • 2005: Life is an orgy (C'est pas tout à fait la vie dont j'avais revé)
  • 2009: Nehaj - Le village vers nulle part
  • 2010: Des filles en noir
  • 2012: Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Tout dire
script
  • 1987: upheaval

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roger Jendly . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . tape 2 . Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 924-926 .
  2. ↑ a b c Isabelle Eichenberger: Roger Jendly receives the Hans Reinhart-Ring 2006. The actor Roger Jendly receives the Hans Reinhart-Ring this year, the highest Swiss award in the theater sector. In: swissinfo.ch. Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2006, accessed May 17, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Detlef Kuhlbrodt: Practice the murder of tyrants. "It's cold in Brandenburg (kill Hitler)" - a film not only about a failed assassin in the rainbow cinema . In: The daily newspaper . No. 3285 , December 13, 1990, Inland, p. 24 ( taz.de [accessed on May 17, 2020]).
  4. ↑ a b Carole Schneuwly: Honor for Roger Jendly. The Freiburg actor Roger Jendly received the Hans Reinhart Ring 2006. This is the highest award in the theater sector in Switzerland. In: freiburger-nachrichten.ch. October 11, 2006, accessed May 17, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Jendly, Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Friborg , Canton of Friborg , Switzerland